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Brig  horn  Young  and  His  Wives. 

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m         TRUE   AND  CORRECT  STATEMENT  OF  THE   BIRTH,  LIFE  AND  DEATH  OF 
PRESIDENT    BRIGHAM    YOUNG,    SECOND    PRESIDENT    OF     THE 
CHURCH  OF  JESUS  CHRIST  OF  LATTER-DAY  SAINTS, 
AND    BRIEF  BIOGRAPHIES   OF  HIS  TWENTY- 
SIX  WIVES,  AND  NAMES  AND  NUM- 
BER OF  CHILDREN  BORN 
TO    THEM. 

James  H.  Crock  well,  Publisher,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah* 

(Copyright  Applied    for.") 


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This  is  to  certify  that,  with  the  consent  and  approval  of  the  Presidency  and  the  eldest  son  now 
living,  Brigham  Young,  we  heartily  endorse  the  proposition  of  James  H.  Crockwell  publishing  a 
souvenir  work,  representing  the  family  of  the  late  President  Brigham  Young,  in  order  to  correct  the 
great  wrong  done,  not  only  the  family  of  President  Young,  but  the  pclygamist  families  of  all  the 
Latter-day  Saints.  The  biographies,  introduction,  etc.  to  be  under  the  supervision  of  Andrew  Jensen  > 
formerly  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Historical  Record. 


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The  above  have  been  carefully  complied  with  and  much  credit  is  due  to  the  children  of  the  de- 
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President  Brigham  Young  whose  names  appear  above. 

With  due  appreciation  for  all  favors,  I  am,  Respectfully, 

JAMES  H.  CROCKWELL. 


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This  is  to  certify  that,  with  the  consent  and  approval  of  the  Presidency  and  the  eldest  son  now 
living,  Brigham  Young,  we  heartily  endorse  the  proposition  of  James  H.  Crockwell  publishing  a 
souvenir  work,  representing  the  family  of  the  late  President  Brigham  Young,  in  order  to  correct  the 
great  wrong  done,  not  only  the  family  of  President  Young,  but  the  pplygatnist  families  of  all  the 
Latter-day  Saints.  The  biographies,  introduction,  etc.  to  be  under  the  supervision  of  Andrew  Jensen  » 
formerly  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Historical  Record. 


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The  above  have  been  carefully  complied  with  and  much  credit  is  due  to  the  children  of  the  de- 
parted mothers  for  assistance  rendered,  as  well  as  to  Apostle  Brigham  Young  and  the  wives  of  the  late 
President  Brigham  Young  whose  names  appear  above. 

With  due  appreciation  for  all  favors,  I  am,  Respectfully, 

JAMES  H. 


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ADVERTISEMENTS. 


Our  apology  for  the  four  advertisements  in  the  back  of  this  booklet,  is,  that 
they  are  there  for  the  interest  of  all  people  who  may  become  interested  in  our 
state — also  our  Church.  That  of  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  &  Sons  Co.,  gives  you  a  list  of 
our  principal  Church  works.  The  Bear  River  Irrigation  and  Ogden  Water  Works 
Co.,  to  tell  you  of  one  of  a  number  of  land  and  irrigation  enterprises.  How  homes 
may  be  secured  on  very  reasonable  terms.  And  our  railroads  showing  the  most 
feasible  and  interesting  routes  to  our  Beautiful  Country. 

Agencies  of  this  Booklet:  THE  ART  ADVERTISING  SUPPLY  CO., 
JAS.  H.  CROCKWELL,  PRESIDENT,  SALT  LAKE  CITY,  UTAH;  GEO.  Q.  CANNON 
&  SONS  CO.,  SALT  LAKE  CITY  and  OGDEN;  McCARPNEY  &  CO  ,  OGDEN  CITY, 

UTAH.  -    - 


INTRODUCTORY, 

IN  the  year  1847,  a  heroic  band  landed  in  the  valley  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake, 
now  teeming  with  an  industrious  and  thrifty  people.  They  sought  this,  at  that 
time,  barren  section  of  country  to  found  a  home  where  they  might  worship  God 
without  molestation.  They  desired  to  promulgate  a  faith  that  should  comprise 
the  broadest  principles  of  Christianity,  and  that  should  be  established  as  the  uni- 
versal religion  of  the  world. 

In  the  broad  and  picturesque  valley  that  lay  before  them,  washed  by  numerous 
rivers  and  lakes,  and  surrounded  by  towering  mountains,  they  saw  the  necessary 
environment  for  an  ideal  civilization.  The  valleys  would  produce  the  necessaries 
of  life  in  abundance,  and  the  mountains  would  bring  forth  vast  and  varied  resources 
sufficient  to  make  a  great  and  growing  commonwealth. 

Educated  in  humble  homes,  and  acquainted  with  hardship  and  privation,  the 
pioneers  had  received  lessons  that  were  to  be  invaluable  to  them  in  the  ordeals 
they  were  destined  to  endure  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

The  commonwealth  they  would  found  must  rest  upon  love  of  country,  justice, 
and  equality;  and  true  and  correct  Christian  principles  must  be  its  cornerstone 
and  superstructure. 

In  all  great  emergencies,  and  in  every  crisis  in  which  the     fate  of  a    nation  or 


6  INTR  OD  UC  TOR  Y. 

people  may  hang  in  the  balance,  an  allwise  Providence  raises  up  a  leader  into 
whose  hands,  to  a  great  extent,  is  committed  their  destiny.  After  the  death  of 
Joseph  Smith,  the  mantle  of  leadership  fell  upon  the  shoulders  of  Brigham 
Young,  and  with  what  consummate  ability,  foresight,  and  God-fearing  spirit  he 
performed  the  duties  of  his  high  office,  the  testimony  of  a  giateful  people  abundantly 
attests.  In  his  forceful  personality  was  embodied  the  qualtities  that  constitute, 
in  an  eminent  degree,  superior  leadership.  The  duties  he  assumed  were  of  a 
Herculean  nature,  and  in  the  migration  of  his  people,  and  the  establishing  of 
homes,  his  great  powers  were  called  into  full  requisition.  Homes  being  estab- 
lished, his  genius  shone  forth  in  organizing  schools  and  establishing  churches, 
rearing  temples,  inducing  capitalists  to  build  railroads,  establish  telegraph  lines, 
and,  in  fact,  to  introduce  the  essential  agencies  of  modern  civilization.  As  the 
years  rolled  by,  the  fruition  of  his  hopes  were  in  a  great  degree  realized,  and 
when  death  came,  his  work  had  been  well  done. 

In  none  of  his  relations  did  his  grandeur  of  character  more  strikingly  manifest 
itself  tnan  in  his  home.  His  well  executed  plans  commanded  the  admiration  of 
his  family;  his  kindness  and  indulgence  challenged  their  deepest  gratitude  and 
affection.  His  hopes  and  purposes,  joys  and  sorrows,  were  generally  shared  by 
his  family,  and  with  them,  he  enjoyed  the  most  cordial  relationship.  His  provi- 
dent management  secured  for  them  comfortable  homes,  and  ample  provision  for 
future  needs,  and  to  his  happy  domestic  relations  is  ascribed  much  of  his  success 
in  life. 


INTR  OD  UC  TOE  Y.  7 

His  work  remains  among  his  people,  and  by  those  who  understood  his  motives 
and  appreciated  his  genius,  he  is  remembered  as  one  of  the  greatest  characters 
of  modern  times.  His  life  is  a  legacy  to  his  family,  and  to  his  people. 

In  the  souvenir  herewith  presented,  may  be  found  portraits  and  biographies 
of  this  wonderful  man,  and  of  leading  members  of  his  family. 

Imperfect  indeed  would  be  this  introduction  to  the  inner  life  of  President 
Young,  were  not  mention  made  of1  the  devoted  wives  and  mothers  who  graced  the 
household,  and  of  the  sons  and  daughters  who  have  now  grown  to  manhood  and 
womanhood,  and  who  are  Utah's  honored  citizens.  His  wives  came  from  homes 
of  culture  and  thrift,  and  brought  to  the  duties  of  their  high  station  those  qualities 
of  womanhood  that  adorn  the  ideal  home.  In  their  relations  with  each  other, 
there  was  generally  speaking,  a  deferential  courtesy  that  won  for  them  the  re- 
spect of  their  friends,  and  the  regard  of  society.  In  fact,  their  relations  were 
based  upon  the  ethics  of  a  common  sisterhood.  They  were  ladies  who  were  an 
honor  alike  to  themselves  and  to  society. 

His  sons  and  daughters  have  now  reached  an  age  in  which  the  responsible 
duties  of  citizenship  are  assumed.  Several  of  the  sons  now  occupy  positions  of 
honor  and  trust  in  the  city  and  State,  and  nearly  all  the  daughters  are  the  wives 
of  leading  citizens,  all  honoring  the  name  of  Utah's  most  distinguished  citizen 
and  devoted  friend  Brigham  Young. 


PRESIDENT  BRIGHAM  YOUNG. 

Brigham  Young  was  born  in  Whitingham,  Windham  County,  Vermont,  June 
1st,  1801.  In  1804,  his  parents  moved  from  Vermont  to  Sherburne,  Chenango 
County,  New  York.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  by  his  father's  permission  he  began 
engaging  in  business  for  himself.  Though  trained  by  his  parents,  who  were 
Methodists,  to  lead  a  strictly  moral  life,  he  made  no  profession  of  religion  until 
he  was  in  his  twenty-second  year,  when  he  also  joined  the  Methodists. 

October  8th,  1824,  he  married  Miriam  Works,  and  resided  in  Cayuga  County, 
New  York,  until  the  spring  of  1829,  following  the  occupation  of  carpenter,  joiner, 
painter  and  glazier.  He  removed  to  Mendon,  Monroe  County,  New  York,  in  the 
spring  of  1830.  He  first  saw  the  Book  of  Mormon,  which  was  brought  there  by 
Samuel  H.  Smith  a  brother  of  Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet.  In  the  fall  of  1831, 
Elders  Alpheus  Gifford,  Elial  Strong  and  others  came  to  that  place  to  preach  the 
Gospel  as  taught  by  Joseph  Smith.  Brigham  Young  heard  and  believed,  and  after 
careful  and  prayerful  reflection  upon  the  principles  revealed  in  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon, he  was  baptized  April  14th,  1832,  a  member  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints,  and  was  ordained  an  Elder  immediately  after  confirmation, 
Eleazer  Miller  officiating  in  each  instance. 

Three  weeks  after  his  wife  was  also  baptized.  During  the  following  summer 
he  preached  the  Gospel  in  the  regions  adjacent  to  Mendon,  baptizing  many,  and 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  9 

organizing  branches.  His  wife  died  September  8th,  1832,  leaving  him  two  little 
girls,  one  two  years  and  the  other  seven  years  o*f  age.  In  the  fall  of  1832, 
he  visited  Kirtland,  Ohio,  in  company  with  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  his  brother 
Joseph  Young,  and  made  the  acquaintance  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  and 
spent  the  evening  there.  After  he  had  left,  the  Prophet  Joseph  said:  "The  time 
will  come  when  brother  Brigham  Young  will  preside  over  this  Church." 

In  company  with  his  brother  Joseph  he  spent  a  portion  of  the  winter  of 
1832-3  in  and  around  West  Saboro,  Canada,  preaching,  baptizing  and  organizing 
branches.  He  spent  most  of  the  spring  and  summer  of  1839,  in  missionary 
labors  in  Canada  and  northern  New  York.  In  July,  he  conducted  a  small  com- 
pany of  Saints  to  Kirtland,  removed  his  family  there  in  the  fall,  and  labored  at 
his  trade,  preaching  as  cpportunities  were  offered. 

In  February,  1834,  he  married  Mary  Ann  Angel)  who  took  charge  of  his  chil- 
dren and  kept  house  for  him  faithfully.  He  was  selected  and  ordained  one  of 
the  quorum  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  on  February  14th,  1835.  Brigham  Young 
attended  the  Hebrew  school  at  Kirtland  in  the  winter  of  1835-6,  and  from 
February  22nd,  to  March  27th,  1836,  he  superintended  the  painting  and  finishing 
of  the  Temple.  On  the  18th  of  April  he  left  Quincy  for  Far  West  to  assist  with 
a  majority  of  the  Twelve  in  fulfilling  a  revelation  given  by  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  July  8th,  1838,  which  was  accomplished  April  26th,  1839,  notwithstand- 
ing the  mob  had  declared,  that  that  revelation  should  not  be  fulfilled.  He  returned 
to  Quincy  on  the  2nd  of  May,  and  on  the  third  visited  Brothers  Joseph  and 


10  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

Hyrum  Smith,  his  first  interview  with  them  after  their  escape  from  their  enemies 
in  Missouri. 

On  May  16th,  he  started  for  Commerce,  since  called  Nauvoo,  Hancock  County, 
Illinois.  And  on  the  23rd,  moved  across  the  Mississippi  river  to  Montrose,  Iowa, 
opposite  Nauvoo.  September  14th,  he  started  on  a  mission  to  England.  He 
sailed  from  New  York  on  the  9th  of  March  1840,  and  arrived  in  Liverpool, 
England,  April  6th.  In  Preston  on  the  14th  of  April,  at  the  first  council  held 
in  a  foreign  land  by  a  majority  of  the  quorum  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  he  was 
unanimously  chosen  President  of  that  quorum.  In  May  he  took  steps  for  select- 
ing the  hymns  and  publishing  3,000  Hymn  Books,  5,000  copies  of  the  Book  of 
Mormon,  and  a  periodical  entitled  "The  Latter-day  Saints  Millennial  Star,"  of 
which  P.  P.  Pratt  was  appointed  editor.  Brother  Young  organized  the  first 
company  of  emigrating  Saints,  numbering  forty-one  souls,  who  sailed  from 
Liverpool  June  6th.  His  faithful  and  diligent  labors  in  England  in  behalf  of 
the  Gospel  were  signally  blessed.  In  the  short  space  of  a  year,  between  7,000 
and  8,000  persons  were  baptized  into  the  Church.  Branches  were  organized  in 
all  the  principal  cities  of  the  land,  a  permanent  shipping  agency  was  established 
and  over  a  thousand  souls  emigrated. 

On  April  21st,  1841,  Brigham  Young  and  others  of  the  Twelve  sailed  from 
the  river  Mersey,  and  on  July  1st,  arrived  in  Nauvoo,  where  he  was  cordially 
received  and  welcomed  by  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  by  his  family,  and  the 
Saints  generally.  On  July  10th,  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  requested  the  Twelve 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  11 

to  take  the  burden  of  the  Church  in  Nauvoo,  and  attend  to  selling  its  lands,  to 
locating  and  advising  the  immigrating  Saints,  and  to  transact  other  business, 
which  request  President  Young  energetically  complied  with.  He  continued  his 
labors  as  before,  was  often  in  council  with  Joseph  and  the  Twelve,  preached 
frequently  jn  Nauvoo  and  the  neighboring  settlements,  and  on  the  21st  of  May 
again  went  on  a  mission  to  the  East. 

Receiving  information  of  the  assassination  of  the  Prophet  Joseph,  and  Patri- 
arch Hyrum  Smith,  in  Carthage  Jail,  while  under  the  pledged  protection  of 
Thomas  Ford,  then  governor  of  Illinois;  President  Young  returned  to  Nauvoo 
on  the  6th  of  August.  On  the  8th  at  a  meeting  of  all  the  authorities  of  the 
Church  in  Nauvoo,  the  Twelve  Apostles  were  sustained  as  the  presiding  quorum 
of  the  Church.  It  was  on  this  occasion  that  the  spirit  of  the  departed  Joseph 
rested  down  upon  Brigham  Young  in  so  powerful  a  manner  as  to  convince  all  the 
Saints  assembled  that  he  vas  the  man  chosen  to  lead  Israel.  Amid  threats,  house 
burnings,  plunderings,  whippings,  murders,  and  the  fury  of  mob  violence,  he 
stood  firm  in  the  steady  performance  of  the  many  and  arduous  duties  devolving 
upon  him,  in  caring  for,  and  defending  the  rights  of  the  Saints;  planning  and 
directing  the  organizations  and  operations  preparatory  to  vacating  Nauvoo,  and 
forwarding  the  Temple  to  completion,  and  laboring  therein.  February,  1846,  he 
crossed  the  Mississippi  River  to  the  camp  of  the  emigrating  Saints,  a  few  miles 
west  of  Montrose,  Iowa,  and  in  March  began  with  them  a  toilsome  journey  in 
quest  of  a  location  where  they  would  be  free  to  worship  God  according  to  His 
commandments. 


12  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

Having  established  two  settlements,  Garden  Grove  and  Mount  Pisgah,  as 
resting  and  recruiting  points  for  such  as  could  not  well  keep  pace  and  for  others 
who  would  follow,  he  reached,  with  the  main  camp,  the  Missouri  River,  near 
Council  Bluffs  in  June.  From  this  point  at  the  request  of  the  government  of  the 
United  States,  he  sent  over  500  volunteers  (the  Mormon  Battallion)  to. aid  in  the 
war  with  Mexico,  who  raised  and  sustained  the  flag  of  the  Union  in  Mexico  and 
California  until  the  treaty  of  Guadaloupe  Hidalgo. 

In  April,  1847,  with  a  company  of  142  men,  who  elected  him  their  leader,  he 
started  to  pioneer  a  location  which  the  Saints  could  build  up  and  inhabit  in  peace, 
and  on  July  24th  arrived  at  where  now  stands  Salt  Lake  City  and  unfurled  the  "Stars 
and  Stripes"  on  Mexican  soil. 

August  26th,  he  started  on  his  return  to  Winter  Quarters,  where  he  arrived 
on  the  31st  of  October,  having  met  nearly  2,000  of  the  Saints  on  their  way  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  where  they  arrived  in  good  season.  December  5th,  1847,  Brig- 
ham  Young  was  elected  President  of  the  Church  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  the 
quorum  of  the  Twelve,  and  also,  on  the  27th.  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  all  the 
authorities,  and  members  assembled  in  a  conference  held  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa, 
with  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  Willard  Richards  as  his  Counselors.  On  the  26th 
day  of  May,  1848,  he  stared  from  Winter  Quarters,  with  his  family  for  Salt  Lake 
City,  leaving  his  houses,  mills  and  other  property  (this  being  the  fifth  time  he 
had  left  home  and  property  for  the  Gospel's  sake). 

During  the  thirty  years  in  which  he  resided  in  Utah,  he    labored  indefatigably 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  13 

for  the  welfare  of  all  who  love  truth,  liberty  and  equal  rights;  he  engaged  in,  and 
encouraged  agriculture,  the  erection  of  mills,  and  factories,  the  manufacture  and 
importation  of  machinery  and  labor  saving  implements,  the  opening  cf  roads  and 
the  construction  of  bridges  and  public  edifices;  pursued  a  conciliatory  policy  with 
the  Indians,  wisely  deeming  it  not  only  cheaper  but  much  more  humane  to  feed 
than  to  fight  them,  and  instituted  the.  perpetual  emigration  fund  for  gathering 
the  poor,  by  which  thousands  upon  thousands  were  brought  from  poverty  to  the 
acquisition  of  pleasant  homes  and  the  comforts  of  life. 

President  Brigham  Young  had  a  strong  desire  to  live  to  dedicate  a  Temple 
to  the  most  High  God  in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  set  in  order  the  Priesthood 
and  organize  the  various  Stakes  of  Zion,  according  to  the  pattern  revealed  from 
heaven.  He  saw  the  Temple  at  St.  George  fully  dedicated  and  prepared  for  the 
administration  of  the  ordinances  for  the  living  and  the  dead.  He  arranged  and 
explained  the  duties  of  the  various  quorums  of  the  Priesthood.  And  the  Sunday 
preceding  his  death  the  organization  of  the  different  Stakes  of  Zion  was  com- 
pleted. His  desire  had  thus  been  fulfilled,  when  he,  after  several  days'  illness, 
departed  this  life,  August  29th,  1877,  at  his  residence  in  Salt  Lake  City.  The 
last  words  he  uttered  that  were  distinctly  understood  were,  "Joseph,  Joseph, 
Joseph,  Joseph."  About  30,000  people  were  present  at  his  funeral,  which  took 
place  on  the  following  Sunday,  September  2nd. 

President  Young  was  the  head  of  a  numerous  family  and  laid  the  foundation 
for  a  kingdom  and  a  glory  which  will  increase  thoughout  eternity.  He  was  the 


14  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

father  of  fifty-six  children,  and  left  seventeen  wives,  sixteen  sons  and  twenty- 
eight  daughters,  when  he  died.  The  marks  of  the  genius  of  this  great  man  are  stamped 
on  the  history  and  travels  of  the  whole  Church,  on  Salt  Lake  City,  which  he 
loved  so  dearly,  and  on  the  towns,  and  settlements  with  their  canals,  railroads 
and  telegraph  lines,  private  and  public  buildings,  and  the  many  witnesses  to  his  guid- 
ing hand  and  counseling  voice  over  five  hundred  miles  of  country  redeemed  from  a 
desert.  They  have  uttered  his  fame  with  a  voice  that  has  penetrated  to  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  earth. 

The  above  sketch  of  the  work  and  travels  of  Brigham  Young  is  copied  from 
the  Historical  record  published  by  Andrew  Jensen  in  1886. 

MIRIAM  WORKS- 

Miriam  Works,  first  wife  of  Brigham  Young,  was  a  daughter  of  Asa  and  Jeru- 
sha  Works,  residents  of  Aurelius,  Cayaga  County,  New  York.  Miriam  was  mar- 
ried to  Brigham  Young  October  8th,  1824.  Both  were  attendants  of  the  Methodist 
Church. 

In  the  spring  of  1829,  Miriam  removed  with  her  husband  to  Mendon,  Monroe 
County,  where  the  principles  of  the  everlasting  Gospel  were  first  made  known  to 
them.  These  were  gladly  received  by  both  husband  and  wife,  and  on  the  14th 
day  of  April,  1832,  the  husband  received  the  ordinance  of  baptism,  and  Miriam 
his  beloved  wife  was  baptized  about  three  weeks  later;  it  being  early  in  May, 


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MIRIAM  WORKS. 


MARY  ANN  ANGEU,. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  15 

1832.  She  soon  became  much  devoted  to  her  religion,  receiving  and  rejoicing 
in  every  principle  made  known  to  her.  She  was  a  most  estimable  woman,  an 
affectionate  wife  and  loving  mother,  a  kind  and  faithful  friend  to  all  who  had  the 
honor  of  her  acquaintance.  She  was  the  mother  of  two  children  both  girls.  She 
died  of  that  dreaded  scourge,  consumption,  September  8th,  1832,  at  the  house  of 
Heber  C.  Kimball  at  Mendon,  New  York.  At  the  time  of  her  demise  there  were 
five  persons  at  her  bedside,  namely,  her  beloved  husband  and  her  two  little  girls 
Elizabeth  and  Vilate,  with  their  sympathizing  friends  Heber  C.  Kimball  arid  his 
wife  Vilate.  In  her  last  moments  the  dying  wife  and  mother  clapped  her  hands 
and  gave  praise  to  the  Lord,  and  called  on  brother  Kimball  and  all  around  her 
to  also  praise  the  Lord.  Thus  ended  in  this  life  the  career  of  the  loving  and 
devoted  wife  and  mother  Miriam  Works  Young,  first  wife  of  Brigham  Young  the 
great  leader  of  those  destined  to  be  the  greatest,  and  most  renowned  people  on 
the  earth.  Her  children  with  her  grand  and  great  grand  children  are  still  living, 
and  are  residents  of  Utah  and  Arizona,  associated  with  the  people  their  father 
loved  so  dearly. 

Elizabeth  was  born  Sepember  25th,   1826.     Vilate  was  born  June  1st,  1830. 

MARY  ANN  ANGELL. 

The  second  wife  of  Brigham  Young  was  Mary  Ann  Angell,  daughter  of  James 
and  Pheobe  Morton  Angell.  She  was  born  June  8th,  1803,  at  Seneca,  Ontario 
County,  New  York,  and  was  married  to  Brigham  Young  February  18th,  1834. 


16  BRIO  HAM  YOUNG 

When  very  young  her  parents  moved  from  her  birth  place  to  Providence  R.    I. 

Mary  Ann  was  always  religiously  inclined,  her  family  was  of  the  old  Puritan 
stock,  and  she  became  a  member  of  the  Free  Will  Baptists  and  was  also  a  Sun- 
day School  teacher.  Her  study  of  the  Scriptures,  especially  the  prophecies,  so 
engrossed  her  mind,  that  she  confidently  looked  for  their  fulfillment,  in  conse- 
quence of  which  she  resolved  never  to  marry  until  she  should  meet  "a  man  of 
God,"  one  in  whom  she  could  confide,  and  with  whom  her  heart  could  unite  in 
the  active  duties  of  a  Christian  life.  Thus  it  was  that  she  remained  single  until 
nearly  thirty  years  of  age. 

In  the  year  1830,  she  saw  and  prayerfully  read  the  Book  of  Mormon  loaned 
her  by  Thomas  B.  Marsh.  After  this  she  went  to  southern  New  York  where  she 
and  her  parents  were  baptized.  Mary  Ann  set  out  alone  for  Kirtland,  Ohio,  the 
gathering  place  of  the  Saints.  Here  she  met  and  was  married  to  Brigham  Young, 
and  for  forty-five  years  she  was  a  devoted  wife  to  him.  She  was  also  kind  and 
loving  to  his  two  little  daughters  by  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth  and  Vilate. 

Every  one  of  President  Young's  wives  loved  mother  Young,  as  Mary  Ann 
was  fondly  termed;  and  she  was  indeed  a  mother  to  her  husband's  family,  courte. 
ous  and  obliging  to  all  she  came  in  contact  with;  and  those  who  were  privileged 
by  an  acquaintance  with  her,  pronounced  her  a  lady,  sister,  and  a  friend.  She 
was  a  very  gifted  and  intelligent  woman,  highly  cultivated,  yet  humble  and 
meek,  ever  ready  to  help  the  poor  and  needy,  or  assuage  the  sufferings  of  the 
afflicted.  She  passed  through  great  trials  and  privations,  but  through  all  she 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  17 

was  the  faithful  wife  and  exemplary  mother,  and  Latter-day  Saint,  in  whose 
heart  native  goodness  and  benevolence  abounded.  Her  latest  expressed  wich  was 
that  a  strong  testimony  of  her  faith  in  Mormonism  should  be  borne,  also  of  the 
righteousness  of  her  husband  in  carrying  out  the  revelation  given  through  Joseph 
Smith,  in  regard  to  plural  marriage,  as  the  word  and  will  of  the  Lord  to  His  people. 

Sister  Young  came  to  Salt  Lake  Valley  with  her  family  in  1848.  She  gave 
her  husband  other  wives  because  she  knew  the  principle  was  true.  She  bore  six 
children,  three  boys  and  three  girls,  namely,  Joseph  A.,  born  in  fall  1834;  Brigham 
and  Mary  Ann,  twins,  December  18th,  1836;  Alice  born  September  4th,  1839; 
Luna,  August  20th,  1841;*John  W.,  born  October  1st,  1844. 

Mother  Young  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  June  27th,  1882.  She  was  a 
cousin  on  her  mother's  side  to  the  Hon.  Levi  P.  Morton  of  the  United  States 
Senate.  Her  eldest  living  son  Brigham  Young  is  a  member  of  the  quorum  of 
the  Twelve  Apostles  and  actively  engaged  in  the  duties  of  his  high  and  holy  calling. 

LUCY  DECKER. 

Lucy  Decker,  Brigham  Young's  third  plural  wife,  was  a  daughter  of  Isaac 
Perry  and  Harriet  Page  Wheeler  Decker;  was  born  May  17th,  1822,  at  Pheps, 
Ontario  County,  New  York.  She  embraced  the  Gospel  when  quite  young,  fully 
believing  the  message  Joseph  Smith  brought,  and  was  baptized.  She  moved  to 
Nauvoo  where  she  was  married  to  Brigham  Young,  June  15th,  1842. 


18  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

Sister  Lucy  was  of  fair  complexion,  medium  height,  and  quite  nice  looking. 
She  was  a  kind  loving  mother,  a  devoted  wife,  of  a  charitable  disposition,  and 
true  in  every  particular  to  her  religion,  her  husband,  and  friends.  She  came 
to  Salt  Lake,  with  the  rest  of  her  husband's  family  in  1848,  and  was  always  diligent 
and  energetic,  attentive  to  every  duty  reposed  on  her,  and  was  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  her.  She  died  January  24th,  1890.  She  bore  seven  children  as  follows: 
Heber,  born  June  19th,  1845;  Fanny,  born  January,  25th,  1849;  Ernest  I,  born 
April  29th,  1852;  Chemira,  born  March  21st,  1854;  Artie  De  Christa,  April 
1855;  Feramorz,  born  September  16th,  1856;  Clarissa  H.,  July  23rd,  1860. 

HARRIET  ELIZABETH  COOK  CAMPBELL. 

Harriet  Elizabeth  Cook  Campbell,  daughter  of  Archibald  Cook  and  Elizabeth 
Moshier  Campbell  was  born  November  7th,  1824,  at  Whitesborough,  Oneida 
County,  New  York. 

She  received  the  Gospel  and  was  blessed  by  John  P.  Green  in  1835,  but 
through  the  opposition  of  her  family  was  not  baptized  until  May  1st,  1842.  She 
gathered  to  Nauvoo  in  June,  1843,  and  was  married  to  Brigham  Young,  November 
2nd,  1843,  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  officiating,  moved  to  Salt  Lake  Valley,  with 
the  family  and  arrived  there  September  20th,  1848. 

Sister  Harriet  is  a  tall,  fine  looking  woman  of  fair  complexion,  and  is  an 
educated  and  intelligent  lady,  having  studied  from  books  and  nature  a  great  deal 


LUCY  DECKER. 


HARRIET  ELIZABETH  COOK  CAMPBELL. 


AUGUSTA   ADAMS. 


CLARA   DECKER. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  19 

during  her  life.  She  can  converse  intelligently  on  the  aims  and  duties  of  man- 
kind. Sister  Harriet  is  the  mother  of  one  son,  Oscar  B.,  born  February  10th, 
18 16.  She  still  resides  at  Salt  Lake  Citv,  and  is  honored  and  respected  as  a 
widow  of  Utah's  great  friend  and  scatesman,  Brigham  Young. 

AUGUSTA  ADAMS. 

Augusta  Adams  was  born  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts  in  1802.  After  embracing 
the  Gospel  she  moved  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  and  was  married  to  Brigham  Young, 
November  2nd,  1843.  Sister  Augusta  was  tall  and  dignified,  yet  sociable  and 
kind  in  disposition.  Her  complexion  was  fair,  her  features  finely  formed,  and 
she  was  high  toned  in  sentiment,  most  devotedly  attached  to  her  religion,  firm 
and  unwavering  in  defense  of  the  faith  she  had  embraced,  and  never  shrank  from 
any  hardships  she  was  called  to  endure.  She  died  in  Salt  Lake  City  in  1886, 
sincerely  mourned  by  her  family  and  friends  but  left  no  issue  from  her  marriage. 

CLARA  DECKER. 

Clara  Decker,  daughter  of  Isaac  Perry  and  Harriet  Page  Wheeler  Decker, 
was  born  July  23rd,  1828,  at  Pheps,  Ontario  County,  New  York.  She  was 
married  to  Brigham  Young  May  8th,  1844. 

Having  joined  the  Church  when  very  young  she  was  devout  in  her  profession 
of  faith,  for  she  sincerely  believed  the  revelations  of  God,  given  through  Joseph 


Smith  the  prophet.  Sister  Clara  came  to  Salt  Lake  Valley  as  one  of  the  three 
pioneer  women  in  1847.  And  from  that  time  she  resided  in  the  Territory  of  Utah 
until  her  demise. 

She  was  small  in  btature,  of  medium  complexion,  and  prepossessing  in 
appearance,  a  loving  wife  and  devoted  mother,  and  a  faithful  friend  to  all  needing 
her  friendship. 

She  was  the  mother  of  five  children  born  as  follows:  Jeanette  R.,  born 
December  14th,  1849;  Nabby  "Howe,  born  March  22nd,  1852;  Jedediah,  born 
January  18th,  1854;  Albert  Jeddie,  born  January  21st,  1858;  Charlotte  Talula, 
born  March  4th,  1861. 

Sister  Clara  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  January  5th,  1889. 

LOUISA  BEMAN. 

Louisa  Beman,  daughter  of  Alva  and  Betsy  Burtt  Beman,  was  born  in  Livonia, 
Livingston  County,  New  York,  February  7th,  1815,  removed  with  her  parents  to 
Ohio,  and  afterwards  to  Missouri,  where  she  suffered  in  the  persecutions  and 
mobbings  until  driven  with  the  Saints  out  of  that  State.  She  afterwards  lived 
in  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  where  she  became  acquainted  with  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  who  taught  her  the  principle  of  plural  or  Celestial  marriage. 

Sister  Louisa  asked  the  Lord  in  fervent  prayer  for  a  testimony  concerning 
the  principle.  The  Lord  heard  her  supplication  and  granted  her  request,  and 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  21 

after  being  convinced  that  the  principle  had  emanated  from  God,  she  accepted  it, 
and  was  married  to  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  April  5th,  1841,  Elder  Joseph 
B.  Noble  her  brother-in-law,  officiating.  She  was  the  first  woman  in  this  dispen- 
sation who  was  married  according  to  the  revelation  of  God  in  the  order  of  plural 
or  Celestial  marriage.  Sister  Louisa  was  a  kind,  gentle  and  affectionate  woman,  in- 
telligent, and  refined  in  manner  and  greatly  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her.  After  the 
death  of  her  beloved  husband  she  was  sealed  for  time  to  Brigham  Young.  She  bore 
him  four  children  namely,  Joseph,  Hyrum  Moroni,  Alvia  and  Alma  twins,  the 
last  two  were  born  shortly  after  her  arrival  .in  Salt  Lake  Valley.  She  was  taken 
sick  with  a  cancer  and  died  May  15th,  1850,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

CLARA  CHASE  ROSS. 

Clara  Chase  Ross,  daughter  of  William  and  Pheobe  Ogden  Ross,  was  born 
June  16th,  1814,  in  the  State  of  New  York  and  received  the  Gospel  in  the  early 
days  of  the  church.  She  came  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  where  she  was  married  to  Brig- 
ham  Young  September  10th,  1844,  and  came  to  Salt  Lake  Valley  in  1848.  She 
was  of  medium  height,  had  dark  hair  and  brilliant  dark  brown  eyes  and  withal 
bright  and  intelligent.  She  was  devoted  to  her  children,  but  was  not  allowed  to 
enjoy  their  society  long,  as  she  was  called  away  to  that  great  beyond  from  whose 
bourne  no  traveler  returns. 

She  died    in  Salt    Lake    City,  October  17th,  1858,   after  bearing   four    children 


22  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

whose  names  are  as  follows:  Mary  Eliza,  born  June  8th,  1846;  Maria,  born 
December  10th,  1849.  Willard,  born  April  30th,  1851;  and  Pheobe,  born  August  1st, 
1854.  Three  of  these  are  still  living  and  are  actively  engaged  in  the  benevolent  work 
of  improving  the  condition  of  those  around  them,  and  are  highly  respected  by  the 
people  of  Utah. 

EMILY  DOW  PARTRIDGE. 

Emily  Dow  Partridge,  daughter  of  Edward  Partridge  and  Lidia  Clisbee 
Partridge,  was  born  in  Painesville,  Geauga,  (now  Lake  County)  Ohio,  February 
28th,  1824.  Her  parents  joined  the  Church  when  she  was  about  seven  years  old, 
and  removed  to  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri.  Sister  Emily  was 
baptized  when  about  eight  years  old,  and  with  the  baints  passed  through  all  the 
persecutions  and  mobbings  in  Jackson,  Clay  and  Caldwell  Counties,  Missouri. 
In  1839,  she  moved  with  the  rest  of  her  father's  family  to  Illinois. 

She  lived  at  Quincy,  Pittsfield,  and  other  places;  then  removed  to  Commerce, 
Hancock  County,  there  they  found  temporary  shelter  in  a  tent.  They  suffered 
much  through  sickness  and  privation,  and  the  father  died  May  27th,  1840.  While 
in  the  depths  of  poverty  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  and  his  wife  Emma  offered 
Emily  and  her  sister  Eliza  a  home  with  them,  and  treated  them  with  great 
kindness. 


CLARA  CHASE  ROSS. 


EMILY  DOW  PARTRIDGE. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  23 

After  having  resided  with  them  about  a  year,  the  principle  of  plural,  or  Celestial, 
marriage  was  made  known  to  them,  and  Emma  Smith  wife  of  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  selected  Emily  and  Eliza  as  wives  in  the  Celestial,  or  plural,  order  of 
marriage,  and  gave  them  to  her  husband  Joseph  Smith.  They  were  married  to 
him  in  the  year  1843,  Elder  Heber  C.  Kimball  officiating  in  performing  the  cere- 
mony. Emma  Smith  gave  her  full  and  free  consent  for  them  to  be  wives  to  Joseph. 

After  the  Prophet  Joseph's  death,  sister  Emily  was  sealed  for  time  to  Brig- 
ham  Young,  September,  1844.  In  1846,  when  she  was  twenty-two  years  old  she 
with  the  rest  of  the  Saints  left  Nauvoo.  After  crossing  the  Mississippi  river  she 
was  again  a  wanderer  without  home  or  shelter,  and  on  one  occasion  she  sat  for 
several  hours  on  a  log  with  a  young  babe  three  months  old,  exposed  to  the  piti- 
less blast  of  a  blinding  snow  storm,  cold  and  hungry;  but  the  Lord  tempered 
the  elements  and  preserved  her  life  and  that  of  her  little  one. 

She  lived  one  winter  at  Mount  Pisgah,  Iowa,  another  at  Winter  Quarters, 
Nebraska,  and  left  for  Salt  Lake  Valley  in  the  spring  of  1848.  She  bears  a  strong 
testimony  to  the  power  of  God,  and  the  truth  of  the  Gospel  as  revealed  from 
heaven  to  Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet  of  this  dispensation.  Sister  Emily  has 
done  and  is  still  doing  a  great  work  for  her  dead  in  the  Temple  where  she  is 
laboring,  when  her  health  permits.  She  is  rather  slim  in  person,  but  tall  in 
stature,  is  of  dark  complexion,  but  good  looking,  and  very  intelligent.  She  is 
the  mother  of  seven  children  who  rank  in  age  as  follows:  Edward  P.,  born  Oc- 


24  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

tober  30th,  1845;  Emily  Augusta,  March  3rd,  1849;  Caroline,  born  February  1st, 
1851;  Joseph  Don  Carlos,  May  6th,  1855;  Miriam,  born  October  13th,  1857; 
Josephine,  born  February  21st,  1860;  Lura,  born  April  2nd,  1862. 

Sister  Emily   enjoys  the   evening    of   life    surrounded    by   her    children,   grand 
and  great  grandchildren  and  a  host  of  friends. 


SUSAN  SNIVELY. 

Susan  Snively,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  Havener  Snively,  was  born 
at  Woodstock,  Shenandoah  County,  Virginia,  October  ,1815.  She  received  the 
Gospel  in  1836  or  7,  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  lived  there  with  her  sister 
for  rive  years,  then  moved  to  Nauvoo  where  she  and  her  sister  built  them  a  house, 
or  had  one  built,  which  they  paid  for  from  their  own  earnings.  She  was  married 
to  Brigham  Young,  November  2nd,  1844,  Parley  P.  Pratt  officiating. 

Sister  Susan  was  a  little  above  medium  height  and  of  dark  complexion,  bright 
and  intelligent,  energetic  and  industrious,  and  ever  ready  to  render  aid  in  every 
way  possible  to  the  needy,  or  those  in  distress.  Aunt  Susan  as  she  was  fondly 
termed  was  faithful  unto  her  death  which  occurred  in  Salt  Lake  City,  November 
20th,  1892.  She  was  a  woman  of  strong  will  power  positive  and  determined  in  her 
general  bearing  yet  kind  and  accommodating.  She  lelt  no  issue,  never  having 
been  a  mother. 


SUSAN   SNIVEI,Y. 


EMMEUNE  FREE. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  25 

OLIVE  GREY  FROST. 

Olive  Grey  Frost,  a  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Susan  Grey  Frost,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Bethel,  Oxford  County,  Maine,  July  24th,  1816.  She  was  religiously 
inclined  from  childhood,  and  in  her  youth  would  often  retire  to  some  secret  place 
with  a  chosen  companion  to  pour  out  her  soul  in  earnest  fervent  prayer  to  God. 
Frequently  she  was  ridiculed  by  those  who  were  not  religiously  inclined;  when 
about  eighteen  years  old,  she  and  her  friend,  Louisa  Foster  learned  the  tailoress 
trade,  and  went  to  work  together  from  place  to  place  among  their  acquaintances. 
While  thus  engaged  in  the  town  of  Dixfield,  Elder  Duncan  McArthur  visited  the 
place  and  preached  the  Gospel  as  taught  by  the  Latter-day  Saints  in  .such  plain- 
ness that  she  readily  believed  and  was  baptized.  She  endured  much  opposition 
in  consequence. 

In  1840,  Olive  went  to  England  with  her  sister  who  had  married  Elder  Parley 
P.  Pratt,  and  did  quite  a  missionary  work  in  that  land.  On  her  return  she  was 
taken  sick  with  the  measles  while  a  passenger  on  a  steamer  going  up  the  river. 
Her  health  had  never  been  of  the  best,  and  the  English  climate  affected  her  lungs. 
She  arrived  in  Nauvoo  April  12th,  1843. 

The  next  summer  she  rejoiced  at  the  arrival  at  Nauvoo  of  her  father  and 
mother,  and  two  more  of  her  sisters,  thus  making  six  of  her  family  who  had  re- 
ceived the  Gospel.  Sister  Olive  was  an  earnest  worker  for  the  benefit  of  the 
poor;  her  heart  was  always  drawn  out  to  the  sufferings  of  those  around  her.  She 


26  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

readily  accepted  the  principle  of  plural  or  Celestial  marriage,  and  was  sealed  for 
time  and  all  eternity  to  Joseph  Smith.  After  the  death  of  the  Prophet  she  was 
married  for  time  to  Brigham  Young  in  February.  1845.  Sister  Olive  died  in  Nau- 
voo,  October  6th,  3845,  of  pneumonia.  She  left  no  issue  from  either  of  her 
marriages. 

EMMELINE  FREE. 

Emmeline  Free  was  a  daughter  of  Absolom  and  Betsy  Strait  Free. 

She  embraced  the  Gospel  when  quite  young  and  came  to  Nauvoo  with  her 
father's  family  prior  to  1845,  and  suffered  in  common  with  many  others  the  hard- 
ships and  privations  forced  upon  the  Saints  through  the  cruelties  of  a  merciless  mob. 

Sister  Emmeline  was  married  to  Brigham  Young,  April  30th,  1845.  She  was 
above  medium  height,  very  fair  and  of  fine  appearance,  she  was  the  mother  of 
ten  children,  who  were  born  in  the  following  order: 

Ella,  born  August  31st,  1847;  Marinda  Hyde,  1849;  Hyrum  S.,  born  January 
2nd,  1851;  Emma,  February  llth,  1853;  Louisa,  October  31st,  1854;  Lorenzo 
D.,  born  September  22nd,  1856;  Alonzo,  born  December  30th,  1858;  Ruth,  born 
March  4th,  1861;  Daniel  H.,  born  February  9th,  1863;  Delia,  October  26th, 
1864. 

Sister  Emmeline  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  July  17th,  1875. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  27 

MARGARET  PIERCE. 

Margaret  Pierce,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Hannah  Harvey  Pierce,  was  born 
April  19th,  1323,  at  Ashton  Township,  Delaware  County,  Pennsylvania.  The 
sound  of  the  Gospel  as  revealed  by  the  Lord  and  His  Son  Jesus  Christ,  through 
His  servant  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  of  this  dispensation,  reached  tier  ears  in 
1838;  which  was  believed  and  gladly  received  by  her.  She  was  baptized  April 
5th,  1840.  Emigrated  with  her  parents  and  family  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  in  1841, 
and  married  Morris  Whitesides,  July  23rd,  1844.  In  a  short  time  he  was  called 
beyond  the  vail,  his  death  occurring  at  Nauvoo. 

She  was   married    to   Brigham    Young    in    1845,  Heber  C.    Kimball    officiating. 

Sister  Margaret  is  a  little  above  the  medium  height,  fair  complexion  and 
bright,  active  and  intelligent,  has  been  an  earnest,  faithful  worker  in  cooking  and 
caring  for  her  husband's  workmen,  millhands  and  others,  with  the  assistance  of 
others  of  his  family,  she  was  also  actively  engaged  for  about  two  years  in  raising 
silk  from  the  worms. 

During  the  past  ten  years  she  has  been  working  in  the  Temples  for  the  re- 
demption of  the  dead.  She  has  also  been  engaged  in  the  Relief  Societies  for  the 
benefit  of  the  poor  and  distressed. 

To  President  Young  she  bore  one  son,  namely,  Brigham  Morris  Young,  who 
is  Brigham  Young's  fiftieth  child,  born  January  18th  1854.  Sister  Margaret  is 
yet  living,  and  is  hale  and  active,  still  working  in  the  Temple,  respected  and 
loved  by  all  her  associates. 


28  BRIG  HAM  YOUNG 

NAAMAH  KENDEL  JENKINS  CARTER. 

Naamah  Kendel  Jenkins  Carter,  daughter  of  Billings  and  Betsy  Law  Carter, 
was  born  at  Wilmington,  Massachusetts,  March  20th,  1821  ;  removed  with  her 
parents  to  Sharon,  New  Hampshire,  and  from  there  to  Peterborough,  in  the  same 
State;  was  baptized  into  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  April 
3rd,  1842;  went  to  Nauvoo  in  March  1845,  where  she  became  acquainted  with 
John  Saunders  Twiss,  to  whom  she  was  married  May  30th,  1845;  President  Brig- 
ham  Young  officiating. 

Brother  Twiss  died  September  10th,  1845;  and  Sister  Twiss  was  married  to 
Brigham  Young  for  time  January  26th,  1846.  She  moved  with  the  rest  of  the 
President's  family  to  Salt  Lake  Valley,  1848,  where  she  still  resides. 

Sister  Naamab  has  done  a  great  work  for  the  redemption  of  her  dead,  having 
worked  in  all  the  Temples  in  Utah,  and  is  still  engaged  in  that  noble  work.  She 
is  also  treasurer  for  the  Relief  Society  of  the  eighteenth  ward,  in  which  she  resides, 
and  is  honored  and  respected  by  all  who  know  her.  She  is  rather  small  in  stature 
of  fair  complexion,  kind  and  affectionate,  genial  in  disposition,  and  devoted  to 
the  principles  of  the  Gospel  as  revealed  through  Joseph  Smith  and  confirmed  by 
the  Lord,  in  the  life  of  her  husband  Brigham  Young. 


MARGARET  PIERCE. 


NAAMAH  KENDEUy  JENKINS  CARTER. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  29 

ELLEN  ROCKWOOD. 

Ellen  Rockwood,  daughter  of  Albert  P.,  and  Nancy  Haven  Rockwood,  was 
horn  at  Holliston,  Middlesex  County,  Massachusetts,  in  1829.  She  embraced  the 
Gospel  when  quite  young,  late  in  1837,  together  with  her  father's  family;  she 
moved  from  Holliston,  with  her  Uncle  Jesse  Haven,  and  hei  Aunt  Elizabeth,  in 
1838,  and  went  to  Far  West,  Missouri,  with  the  Saints.  She  was  married  to 
Brigham  Young  in  January  1846,  and  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  Valley  with  the  family 
in  September,  1848. 

Sister  Ellen  died  in  Salt  Lake  City  January  6th,  1866.  She  was  tall  and 
slim,  of  fair  complexion,  had  a  cheerful  countenance,  and  was  devoted  to  her  re- 
ligion, to  her  husband  and  his  family.  She  died  in  full  faith  of  the  Gospel,  but 

childless. 

i 

MARIA  LAWRENCE. 

Maria  Lawrence,  daughter  ol  Edward  and  Margaret  Lawrence,  was  a  native 
of  Canada,  embraced  the  Gospel  and  emigrated  to  Illinois  with  her  parents  in 
1838,  and  was  married  to  Joseph  Smith  in  1843.  After  the  death  of  the  Prophet 
she  was  married  to  Brigham  Young  in  Januar},  1846. 

Sister  Maria  was  prepossessing  in  her  appearance,  a  little  above  medium 
height,  rather  dark  complexioned,  and  was  a  woman  of  sterling  integrity.  She 
died  in  Nauvoo,  and  left  no  issue  from  her  marriages. 


30  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

MARTHA  BOWKER. 

Martha  Bowker,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Atkins  Bowker,  was  born 
at  Mount  Holley,  New  Jersey,  January  24th,  1822,  embraced  the  principles  of  life 
and  salvation  as  taught  by  Joseph  Smith.  Moved  to  Nauvoo,  prior  to  1845,  and 
was  married  to  Brigham  Young,  January  21st,  1846,  Heber  C.  Kimball  officiating. 

Sister  Martha  was  a  prudent,  good  woman,  faithful  to  her  husband  and  friends. 
She  was  an  invalid  for  some  years,  but  her  faith  never  wavered.  She  always  bore 
a  faithful  testimony  to  the  work  of  God.  Sister  Martha  descended  from  the 
founders  of  Philadelphia,  and  was  a  Quakeress  by  birth.  Personally  she  was  of 
medium  height,  and  of  fair  complexion.  She  came  to  Salt  Lake  Valley  in  1848, 
with  the  rest  of  her  husband's  family,  and  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  September  26, 
1890,  highly  respected.  She  never  was  a  mother. 

MARGARET  M.  ALLEY. 

Margaret  M.  Alley,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary  Symonds  Alley,  was  born 
December  19th,  1825,  at  Lynn,  Essex  County,  Massachusetts,  removed  with  her 
father's  family  to  Nauvoo,  Ilhnios,  in  1842,  having  embraced  the  Gospel  in  their 
native  place.  She'was  married  to  Brigham  Young,  October  14th,  1846,  to  whom 
she  bore  one  son,  and  one  daughter,  namely,  Mahonri  M.,  born  November  16th,  1847, 
and  Eva,  born  July  30th,  1850. 


MARTHA  BOWKER. 


I,UCY  BIGEI.OW. 


AND'^HIS  WIVES.  31 

Sister  Margaret  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  November  5th,  1852.  She  was 
a  woman  of  small  stature,  and  medium  complexion,  intelligent,  energetic  and 
faithful  to  all  her  trusts— true  to  her  religion,  her  husband  and  her  friends,  also 
much  devoted  to  her  children. 

LUCY  BIGELOW. 

Lucy  Bigelow,  daughter  of  Nahum  and  Mary  Gibbs  Bigelow,  was  born  October 
3rd,  1830,  near  Charleston,  Cools  County,  Illinois.  Her  parents  joined  the  Church 
in  April,  1838,  whilst  she  was  but  a  child,  at  the  age  of  eight  or  about  that  time. 
She  was  baptized  and  moved  with  her  family  to  Hancock  County,  Illinois,  where 
she  passed  through  all  the  mobbings,  and  hardships  in  common  with  the  rest  of 
the  members  of  the  Church.  After  the  assassination  of  the  Prophet  and  Patriarch, 
she  attended  the  dedication  of  the  Nauvoo  Temple,  left  Nauvoo  in  1846,  at  the 
time  of  the  general  exodus  of  the  people. 

When  between  sixteen  and  seventeen  she  was  married  to  President  Brigham 
Young  in  March,  1847.  Arrived  in  the  valley  with  the  rest  of  the  family  in  Sep- 
tember, 1848. 

Sister  Lucy  moved  in  the  Lion  house  in  1855,  before  it  was  finished,  and  re- 
mained there  until  President  Young  moved  her  and  her  family  to  St.  George  in 
November,  1870,  where  she  remained  until  1892.  She  attended  the  dedication  of 
the  St.  George  Temple,  and  worked  faithfully  and  continuously  during  her  re- 


32  BRIQHAM  YOUNG 

sidence  there  for  the  redemption  of  the  living  and  the  dead.  Sister  Lucy  has  also 
done  considerable  missionary  work  in  the  Sandwich  Islands,  and  other  places,  and 
at  the  present  time  is  actively  engaged  in  the  Salt  Lake  Temple,  for  the  salvalion 
of  her  kindred  dead. 

Sister  Lucy  is  of  fair  complexion  with  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes,  a  little  above 
the  medium  height  and  rather  stout,  of  a  lively  disposition  and  intelligent.  She 
is  the  mother  of  three  daughters  named  as  follows:  Dora,  born  May  12th,  1852; 
Susa  born  March  18th,  1856;  Rhoda  Mabel,  February  22nd,  1863. 

Sister  Lucy  is  living  at  Salt  Lake  respected  by  all  who  know  her. 

ZINA  DIANTHA  HUNTINGTON. 

Zina  Diantha  Huntington,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Zina  Baker  Huntington, 
was  born  January  31st,  1821,  at  Watertown,  Jefferson  County,  New  York.  Her 
father  was  a  direct  descendant  from  Simon  Huntington,  the  Puritan  emigrant  who 
sailed  for  America  in  1633. 

The  Huntingtons  embraced  Mormonism  at  Watertown,  and  Zina  D.  was 
only  fifteen  years  old  when  she  was  baptized  by  Patriarch  Hyrum  Smith,  August 
1st,  1835.  Soon  after  that  she  went  to  Kirtland,  Ohio,  with  her  father's  family. 
In  this  year  she  received  the  gift  of  tongues.  On  one  occasion  in  the  Kirtiand 
Temple  she  heard  a  whole  invisible  choir  of  Angels  singing,  till  the  house  seemed 
filled  with  numberless  voices.  At  Kirtland  she  received  the  gift  ot  interpretation, 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  33 

and  was  a  member  of  the  Kirtland  Temple  choir.  She  experienced  the  persecu- 
tions of  Missouri  and  Illinois,  during  which  her  mother  died  from  fatigue  and 
privation.  Sister  Zina  was  married  to  Henry  Jacobs  in  Nauvoo,  and  had  two 
sons,  but  this  not  proving  a  happy  union  she  subsequently  separated  from  her 
husband.  Joseph  Smith  taught  her  the  principle  of  marriage  for  eternity,  and  she 
accepted  it  as  a  divine  revelation,  and  was  sealed  to  the  Prophet  Joseph  for  time 
and  eternity,  October  27th,  1841,  her  broth'er  Dimick  Huntington  officiating. 

Sister  Zina  was  a  member  of  the  first  organization  of  the  Relief  Society  at 
Nauvoo;  after  the  martyrdom  of  Joseph  Smith  she  was  united  in  marriage  for  time 
to  Brigham  Young  and  with  others  of  the  Saints  she  left  Nauvoo  February  9th, 
1846,  crossing  the  Mississippi  river  on  the  ice.  Arriving  at  Mt.  Pisgah,  her  father 
was  called  to  preside  over  the  branch  of  the  Church  organized  at  that  place,  and 
Zina  D.,  with  her  two  little  boys  remained  with  him  temporarily.  Sickness  visited 
the  camp,  and  deaths  were  so  frequent  that  help  could  not  be  obtained  to  make 
coffins.  Many  were  buried  with  logs  at  the  bottom  of  the  grave  and  brush  at  the 
sides.  Her  father  was  taken  sick  also,  and  in  eighteen  days  he  died. 

After  these  days  of  trial  she  went  to  Winter  Quarters,  and  was  welcomed 
into  the  family  of  Brigham  Young.  With  them  she  in  May,  1848,  began  the  journey 
to  Salt  Lake  Valley,  arriving  there  in  September  following.  On  the  journey  she 
walked,  drove  teams,  cooked  beside  campfires;  and  lived  in  tents  and  wagons  till 
log  houses  could  be  built.  When  the  Relief  Society  was  reorganized  in  Utah, 
Sister  Zina  was  one  of  the  first  identified  with  that  work  as  treasurer;  and  when 


34  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

Sister  Eliza  R.  Snow  was  called  to  preside  over  all  the  Relief  Societies,  Sister 
Zina  was  chosen  as  her  first  Counselor  after  which,  she  traveled  very  extensively 
through  the  settlements  of  the  Saints  in  Utah,  and  surrounding  territories  organiz- 
ing relief  societies  and  other  associations,  and  speaking  and  counselling  her  sis- 
ters in  the  faith. 

In  1879,  she  visited  the  Sandwich  Islands,  and  in  1881,  visited  the  State  of 
New  York  and  other  parts  of  the  Union.  Since  the  death  of  Sister  Eliza  R.,  in 
1887,  she  has  presided  over  all  the  Relief  Societies  in  the  Church.  Sister  Zina 
had  one  child  by  President  Young,  a  daughter,  Zina,  born  April  3rd,  1850. 

ELIZA  ROXEY  SNOW. 

Eliza  Roxey  Snow,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  Snow  and  Rosetta  Pettibone,  was 
born  in  Becket,  Berkshire  County,  Massachusetts,  January  21st,  1804.  She  was 
the  second  in  a  family  of  se^en  children  and  was  of  unmixed  Puritan  stock,  all 
lines  of  her  ancestry  running  back  through  pure  streams  of  New  England  blood. 
During  her  infancy,  her  parents  removed  to  Mantua,  Portage  County,  Ohio.  Her 
father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  but  much  of  his  time  was  devoted  to  public 
business,  and  he  was  under  the  necessity  of  enlisting  her  services  as  secretary,  a 
species  of  employment  for  which  her  natural  capabilities  rendered  her  well  adapted. 
She  was  also  well  skilled  in  household  accomplishments,  but  she  possessed  a 
literary  talent  which  was  destined  to  eclipse  all  commonplace  acquirements.  In 


ZINA  DIANTHA  HUNTINGTON. 


ELIZA  ROXEY  SNOW. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  35 

early  life  she  began  to  write  poems  for  various  publications.  In  the  beginning  of 
1835,  her  elder  sister  visited  the  Latter-day  Saints  in  Kirtland,  Ohio,  and  was 
deeply  impressed  with  their  teachings.  Sister  Eliza  made  a  thorough  investigation' 
of  the  principles  taught  by  the  Saints,  and  at  length  was  baptized  April  5th,  1835. 
In  the  following  December  she  removed  to  Kirtland  and  became  an  inmate  of  the 
Prophet  Joseph's  household,  boarding  with  his  family  and  teaching  a  select  schoot 
for  young  ladies.  Her  intimate  association  with  Joseph  the  Seer  ripened  into  a. 
holy  consummation,  and  she  finally  became  his  wife,  June  29th,  1842.  She  was  one 
of  the  first  women  in  the  Mormon  Church  to  enter  the  order  of  plural  marriage. 
She  generously  gave  her  patrimony  for  the  completion  of  the  Kirtland  Temple, 
and  when  the  Saints  under  the  pressure  of  persecution  removed  westward  she 
accompanied  them,  locating  first  at  Far  West,  Caldwell  County,  Missouri,  and 
afterwards  at  Adam-ondi-Ahman. 

Afterwards  she  shared  in  the  exodus  of  the  Saints  to  Illinois,  and  resided  in 
Nauvoo  from  1839,  until  the  expulsion  of  the  Saints  from  that  place  in  1846. 
During  those  years  a  lofty  and  prophetic,  as  well  as  poetical  inspiration,  seemed 
almost  constantly  to  rest  upon  her.  In  the  first  organization  of  a  Relief  Society 
effected  in  Nauvoo  under  the  personal  supervision  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  in 
1842,  Sister  Eliza  was  chosen  secretary,  and  after  the  Church  had  located  in  the 
Rocky  Mountains  she  took  a  very  active  part  in  the  organizations  of  those  same 
beneficent  institutions  in  the  various  stakes  and  wards  of  the  Church.  On  July 
17th,  1880,  she  was  set  apart  by  President  Taylor  as  President  of  all  the  Relief 


36'  BRIG  HAM  YOUNG 

Societies.  In  connection  with  her  labors  among  the  Relief  Societies,  she  was  long 
and  actively  engaged  in  organizing  the  Young  Ladies'  Mutual  Improvement  and 
Primary  Associations,  taking  almost  if  not  quite  as  prominent  a  part  in  the  work 
of  their  establishment,  as  in  that  of  the  Relief  Societies. 

By  the  martyrdom  of  Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet  in  Carthage  jail,  June  27th, 
1844,  she  became  a  widow,  and  early  in  February,  1846,  she  crossed  the  Missis- 
sippi river  to  come  West.  She  traveled  with  the  family  of  Colonel  Stephen 
Markham,  a  staunch  friend  of  her  late  husband's,  and  certain  incidents  and  mis- 
fortunes occurred  to  the  party  which  rendered  it  necessary  for  Sister  Eliza  to  drive 
an  ox  team  from  Mt.  Pisgah  to  the  Missouri  river.  At  Winter  Quarters  she 
suffered  terribly  from  exposure  and  sickness,  and  at  one  time  lay  nigh  unto  death. 
Early  in  June,  1847,  she  started  from  Winter  Quarters  with  the  family  of  Robert 
Pierce,  and  in  the  company  led  by  Jedediah  M.  Grant,  on  the  weary  journey  to 
Great  Salt  Lake  Valley,  following  closely  in  the  wake  of  the  pioneers.  She  arrived 
at  her  journey's  end  early  in  October.  President  Brigham  Young  provided  her 
a  home  with  his  family  the  next  year,  and  she  thereafter  continued  an  inmate  of 
his  household,  being  married  to  him  for  time  on  June  29th,  1849. 

Among  the  prominent  events  in  the  life  of  Sister  Eliza,  was  her  visit  to 
Europe  and  Palestine,  in  company  with  President  George  A.  Smith,  Apostle 
Lorenzo  Snow  and  other  prominent  brethren  in  1872-73.  On  Monday  morning 
December  5th,  1887,  Sister  Eliza  passed  quietly  away.  She  died  at  her  apartments 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  37 

in  the  Lion  House,  Salt  Lake  City,  aged  eighty-three  years,  ten  months  and    four- 
teen days.     She  never  had  children. 

Sister  Eliza  was  slightly  above  medium  height,  and  of  slender  build;  her 
bearing  was  at  once  graceful  and  dignified.  She  had  a  noble  countenance,  the 
forehead  being  unusually  high  and  expansive,  and  the  featuies,  of  a  slightly  He- 
brew cast,  exquisitely  cut  as  those  of  an  artistic  specimen  of  the  sculptor's  art,  the 
most  striking  features  of  all  were  her  wonderful  eyes,  deep,  penetrating,  full  of 
meaning  and  intelligence  often  illuminated  with  poetic  fire.  Her  conversation  was 
charming,  every  word  being  distinctly  articulated,  while  her  sentences  were  ad- 
mirably constructed.  In  speech  and  action  she  was  thoughtful  and  deliberate. 
When  she  left  this  mortal  sphere  it  was  the  universal  expression  of  her  people  that 
the  spirit  of  one  of  the  noblest,  best  and  purest  women  that  ever  graced  the  earth 
had  passed  away  to  the  Paradise  of  God. 

ELIZA  BURGESS. 

Eliza  Burgess,  another  wife  of  Brigham  Young,  is  a  native  of  England  and 
emigrated  with  her  parents  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  before  the  Saints  left  that  State. 
She  came  to  Salt  Lake  Valley  in  1849,  and  was  married  to  Brigham  Young  Oct. 
3rd,  1850.  The  only  issue  of  that  marriage  was  a  son  Alfales,  who  was  born  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Oct.  3rd,  1853.  Sister  Eliza  is  yet  alive,  and  is  a  resident 
of  the  Twentieth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 


38  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

HARRIET  BARNEY. 

Harriet  Barney  was  a  daughter  of  Royal  and  Sarah  Eastabrook  Barney.  Sister 
Harriet  embraced  the  Gospel  in  connection  with  the  rest  of  her  father's  family,  in 
the  early  days  of  the  Church,  and  accepted  all  the  principles  thereof.  She  was 
united  in  marriage  when  quite  young  with  a  man  she  thought  worthy  of  her  love 
and  confidence,  but  who  proved  entirely  unworthy.  After  suffering  for  some  years 
she  separated  from  her  husband. 

Sister  Harriet  is  tall  and  stately  in  appearance,  refined  and  intelligent,  of  fair 
complexion  and  has  finely  formed  features.  After  an  acquaintance  with  President 
Brigham  Young,  she  recognized  in  him  a  faithful  servant  of  God,  and  was  married 
to  him.  Sister  Harriet  is  the  mother  of  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, four  of  her  children  were  by  her  former  marriage,  one  died  in  infancy,  she 
bore  one  son  to  Brigham  Young  named  Phineas  Howe.  Her  other  children  two 
sons  and  one  daughter  have  been  adopted  to  Brigham  Young  since  his  death,  they 
are  some  of  the  most  respected  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  City  and  are  named  as  fol- 
lows: Royal  B.,  born  November  1st,  1851;  Joseph  O.,  born  December  15th,  1853; 
Sarah  E.,  born  1855;  Phineas  H.,  born  February  15th,  1863. 

Sister  Harriet  still  resides  in  Salt  Lake  City,  honored  and  respected,  but  she 
has  been  an  invalid  for  several  vears. 


HARRIET    BARNEY. 


HARRIET   AMELIA   FOLSOM. 


AND  HIS  WIVES.  39 

HARRIET  AMELIA  FOLSOM. 

Harriet  Amelia  Folsom,  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Zeruiah  Clark  Folsom, 
was  born  August  23rd,  1838,  in  Buffalo,  New  York.  Her  father  and  family  em- 
braced the  Gospel  1841,  and  removed  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  soon  afterwards.  In 
the  year  1846, — when  the  Saints  were  driven  from  Illinois,  they  moved  to  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  and  afterwards  to  Council  Bluffs.  Early  in  1860  they  started  across  the 
plains  for  Salt  Lake  Valley,  arriving  in  Salt  Lake  City  in  October  1860.  Amelia 
was  then  twenty-two  years  old.  She  was  tall,  stately  and  queenly  in  appearance, 
of  fair  complexion,  bright  and  intelligent.  She  became  acquainted  with  President 
Brigham  Young  in  I860,  and  was  married  to  him  January  24th,  1863. 

Sister  Amelia  has  been,  and  is  still  very  popular  with  the  friends  of  President 
Young  and  his  family.  She  is  firm  in  the  defence  of  the  principles  of  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  is  yet  a  resident  of  Salt  Lake  City,  honored 
and  respected  in  connection,  with  the  rest  of  the  widows  of  the  great  Mormon 
leader  Brigham  Young. 

MARY  VAN  COTT. 

Mary  Van  Cott,  daughter  of  John  and  Lucy  Sackett  Van  Cott,  was  born 
February  2nd,  1844,  at  Elmira,  New  York.  Her  father  and  family  embraced  the 
Gospel  and  emigrated  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois.  From  there  they  came  to  Utah  in  1847. 

Sister  Mary  was    married  to    Brigham    Young,  January   8th,    1865.      She  was  a 


40  BRIGHAM  YOUNG 

tall,  fine  looking  woman  of  fair  complexion  very  prepossessing  in  her  appearance, 
kind  hearted  and  affectionate,  a  faithful  member  of  the  Church,  and  a  loving  wife 
and  mother.  She  bore  one  child  to  President  Young  a  daughter  named  Fanny, 
who  was  born  January  14th,  1870.  Aunt  Mary  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  January 
5th,  1884. 

ANN  ELIZA  WEBB. 

Ann  Eliza  Webb  daughter  of  Chauncey  W.  Webb,  was  born  in  Nauvoo, 
Illinois,  about  1844.  She  married  James  L.  Dee,  April  10th,  1863,  with  whom  she  had 
two  children,  was  afterwards  divorced  from  Mr.  Dee,  and  was  sealed  to  Brigham 
Young  April  6th,  1868. 

Becoming  dissatisfied  also  with  her  second  marriage  she  entered  suit  against 
President  Young  in  1875.  The  case  was  finally  settled  and  she  was  excommuni- 
cated from  the  Church.  For  many  years  she  spent  most  of  her  time  lecturing 
through  the  country  against  Mormonism.  She  is  now  living  in  the  East. 


MARY  VAN  COTT. 


ANN  EUZA  WEBB. 


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